# Givebutter and Volty > Gala guests on Instagram ask Volty about tickets and the online auction, and staff list lapsed attendees, all read from Givebutter campaigns and sales. Gala guests and donors ask about tickets, the online auction and whether a gift went through, and Volty answers from Givebutter campaigns, tickets and transactions. Talk to Volty · Free trial Updated 2 Nov 2026 ## Tickets for the gala Marcus wants to bid online and also check his ticket order. MR marcus.reid Instagram · Supporter Do I need a ticket for the gala if I'm only bidding online? Checked Givebutter · Harvest Gala · Sat Nov 14 · tickets $75 · online auction open to all Volty No ticket needed to bid, Marcus. The online auction is open to everyone and closes on November 14 at 9pm. I bought 2 tickets last week too, can you check they went through? Checked Givebutter · Marcus Reid · 2 tickets · Harvest Gala · Oct 26 Volty They did. You have 2 tickets for the Harvest Gala, bought on October 26. See you on the 14th! Givebutter campaign Harvest Gala 2026 Tickets on sale Date Sat Nov 14, 6pm Venue Lakeside Pavilion Ticket $75 Auction Online, closes Nov 14 at 9pm Campaign read with a Givebutter API key ## What Volty does with Givebutter Givebutter is a free fundraising platform for donation pages, events, auctions and a donor CRM. Givebutter offers a free, public API, and our team connects Volty with a key your Givebutter admin creates. Supporters ask whether they need a ticket to bid or whether their two gala tickets went through, and Volty reads the campaign, tickets and transactions to answer. - Bid without a ticket · Auction rules and closing time come from the gala campaign. - Ticket check · Volty reads the supporter's campaign tickets and purchase date. - One contact per supporter · Volty answers about the Givebutter contact matching the person writing in. - Last year's guests · Staff ask who came in 2025 and has not bought for 2026. Connects with Givebutter public API, bearer key Volty reads Campaigns, tickets, contacts, transactions Volty can change None by default Setup A Givebutter admin and our team Category Churches & nonprofits Marcus asks on Instagram whether his drive gift went through. ### Who hasn't come back Olivia plans a second invitation wave for the gala. Events team Volty · Team chat O Olivia Which supporters came to last year's gala but haven't bought tickets this year? Checked Givebutter · Harvest Gala 2025 attendees without 2026 tickets · 27 supporters VoltyAPP 27 supporters came in 2025 and haven't bought tickets this year. Shall I send the gala invitation template on WhatsApp to the ones who opted in? O Olivia Yes please ## As an automation Describe it to Volty in a sentence; it drafts the automation and an admin turns it on. Ticket reminders - When · Three days before · Volty counts down to the gala - Step 1 · Lists ticket buyers · Campaign tickets for the event - Step 2 · Sends parking and doors · A WhatsApp template per guest - Step 3 · Handles guest questions · Dietary needs go to events Laura confirms two Harvest Gala tickets without digging through email. ## How Volty connects to Givebutter Givebutter's API is free and public. It authenticates with bearer API keys that a Givebutter admin creates, and covers campaigns, tickets, contacts, transactions, plans and webhooks. - 01 · Create a key for Volty · A Givebutter admin opens Settings, then Developers, then API, and clicks New API key. Name it Volty. - 02 · Copy it once · Givebutter shows the key only once. Pass it to our team over a secure channel. - 03 · Admin approves in Volty · A workspace admin approves the connection before Volty reads anything. - 04 · Retire it when you want · Givebutter shows when each key was last used, and you can delete the Volty key at any time. ### The tools Volty gets Each one is a switch on the Sources page in Volty. - Read campaign and auction · Reads - Find supporter's tickets · Reads - Read supporter's transactions · Reads - List lapsed attendees · Reads Reading tools can be turned on straight away. Anything that changes Givebutter starts Off, and once on it can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague. ## Common questions ### Does Givebutter charge for API access? No. Givebutter describes its API as free, open and public. An admin creates as many keys as needed under Settings, then Developers, then API, by clicking New API key. Editors cannot reach that screen. Our team builds Volty's connection on the key, and a workspace admin approves it once. ### Can Volty sell gala tickets or take bids? No. Volty reads campaigns, tickets and transactions and points supporters to your Givebutter campaign page to buy or bid. It can tell someone whether they need a ticket to bid online and confirm a ticket order that already went through. ### How do we cut Volty off from Givebutter if we need to? Givebutter lists each API key with when it was last used, and you can delete a key from the three-dot menu beside it. Deleting the Volty key stops every Volty lookup at once. You can also turn the connection off in Volty. ### How much does it cost to connect Givebutter with Volty? Every Volty plan includes seats, active contacts and AI credits and starts with a free 7-day trial, and the plan prices are on voltade.com/pricing. 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